Our Pastor often reminds us that we are not a consumer Church. I love this reminder. I used to go to a very large Church so that I wouldn’t be noticed or asked to serve, but since I moved here to Arizona, that idea of mine quickly changed with GOD’S prompting. Our Church encourages you … More LET’S SERVE ONE ANOTHER
Speak to the LORD today and have a conversation. Maybe we should all kill our busyness and then make it our business to talk endlessly to GOD! Because the LORD’S presence is always with us. HE never leaves us. We drift. We get distracted and we don’t remember HIM when we should. REMEMBER HIS GOODNESS … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
We all face hard things……..some of us have that hard thing continuously in our view. When we look at the life of CHRIST HE endured hard things too. But every day HE went out to a quiet place and spent time with HIS FATHER. There is a way we all want to go and then … More AND THIS HARD THING…….
I came across a scripture the other day that has me remembering it quite often and it is this: JOSHUA 23: 11 “BE VERY CAREFUL, THEREFORE, TO LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD.” It’s the be very careful that caught my attention. Other translations say: take diligent heed……take careful heed……watch yourselves carefully…….take good heed. The Legacy … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Maybe all there is for today is for you to sit quiet and be still. Sitting still before the LORD is the best thing you can do in your day because……. MAYBE FOR TODAY ALL THERE TRULY IS……….IS HIS LOVE FOR YOU. When we are drowning in our sin, caught up in all our busyness, … More MAYBE ALL THERE IS TODAY
This week we celebrate one day of love……..love for others. Some celebrate with hearts and chocolate, others with a nice dinner out and there are countless ways to celebrate your love for someone. LIVE A LIFE OF LOVE FOR OTHERS AND YOU WILL TRULY LIVE. JESUS commanded us to love one another, to love our … More LEAVE NOTICEABLE MARKS OF HIS LOVE
Recently our study in Church has taken us to a small little book near the end of the Old Testament called HABAKKUK. The book itself only has 3 chapters and can be read in one sitting. It is a dialogue between the prophet and GOD; a lament in that HABAKKUK was very troubled by the … More TWO LITTLE WORDS
How often do we sit or set a table, whether it be for ourselves or for friends? A lovely table is just that, inviting and a joy to look at. When JESUS sat at the table with HIS disciples to take communion, the men around that table must have wondered what the bread and the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
There are people who have what you could call gutsy faith. They really are those who will go the extra mile and even two to show GOD’S love for people, whatever that may be. They have truly lost their life…….to find it just as CHRIST said: MATTHEW 10: 39 “WHOEVER FINDS THEIR LIFE WILL LOSE … More GUTSY FAITH
In the past and sometimes even now, I tend to think I need to give GOD only my best. My best words and actions and self. But then it happens because life happens and I am overwhelmed with problems and worries. This past year for our family has not been easy. Cancer hitting twice in … More GIVE HIM YOUR BEST AND BROKEN TOO
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